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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. F. O. WEIR & N. 0. GOLDSMITH.

SLOT RAIL SWITCH.

Patexited Feb. 19, 1889.

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SLOT RAIL SWITCH.

Patented Feb. 19, 1889.

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UNITED STATES- PATENT Orrrcn.

FREDRIC C. IVEIR AND NATHANIEL O. GOLDSMITH, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO,

ASSIGNORS TO THE WVEIR FROG COMPANY,

OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,105, dated February 19, 1889. Application filed November 15, 1888. Serial No. 290,909. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, FREDRIO C. WVEIR and NATHANIEL O. GOLDSMITH, citizens of the United States, and residents of Cincinnati,

in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Slot-Rail Switches, of which the following is a specification.

The object of our invention is to provide a IO strong, durable, and effective slotrrail switch, the features of which are fully set forth in the description of the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which I 5 Figure 1 is a top plan view of our improvement. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of Fig. 1 with the outside slot-rail removed. Fig. 3 is a bottom perspective view of the tongue. Fig. 4 is a section on line 00x,

Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section on line y y. Fig. (3 is a section on lines .2, Fig. 1; and Fig. 7 is a section on line t 25. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the abutment supporting the switch.

A B represent the slot-rails upon one side of the switch, and C D represent the slot-rails upon the other side, the end of the frog being formed by the rails A C.

1 represents the base of the abutment I, 2 the web, and 3 the top flange.

3o 4 represents the strengthening-ribs connecting the flange with the base.

5 represents the ear forming one of the journals for the tongue. The top flange, 3, projects forward over the web and over the 3 5 ear 5, andis pierced with an orifice, 12, which forms the upper journal for the tonguepivot. The rear end of the flange 3 is beveled to form a dovetail, 6.

7 represents a bracket with downwardly- 40 projecting flanges, which fits over said dovetail. These flanges are secured to the slotrails B D by bolts or rivets E.

8 represents acover-piece resting on top of the bracket 7, and it projects forward over 5 the tongue, as shown in Fig. 1.

9 represents the tongue, on the under side of which is secured a T- iron, 10, the rear end of which is provided with an eye, 11, so that the rear end, 13, of the tongue projects backward, resting on the flange 3 and under the cover-piece 8, to support and hold the tongue forward of the bracket '7 and occupy a space between the flange 3 of the abutment and the cover-piece 8, as shown in Fig. 2.

14 represents angle-shaped lugs secured to the under side of the slot-rail A to form a support for the forward end of the tongue 9. The lugs 14 are preferably secured to the rails A C by slotting the webs of these rails and projecting the arm through the slot, as shown in Fig. 7.

It will be observed that, the slot-rails B D being firmly bolted to the bracket 7 and the latter resting on the abutment 1, the structure is firmly supported and the tongue suitably supported both forward and back of the pivotpoint to make a strong durable structure.

Having described our invention, what we claim is 1. The abutment I, provided with base 1 and journal-support for the tongue, and having the top flange, 3, for supporting the rear end of the tongue 13, substantially as set forth.

2. In a slot-rail switch, the combination of the abutment I, the bracket 7, the slot-rails B D, bolted firmly to said bracket, and the cover-piece 8, supported by the bracket and said slot-rails to form a space for the tongue, substantially as herein specified. 8o

3. In combination with the tongue 9, the T-iron bolted to the under side of said tongue and forming a brace and hinge-journal, 11., substantially as specified.

4-. In combination with a slot-rail switch, the abutment I, supporting the inner slotrails and provided with a journal support or ear, 5, for the journal of the tongue 9, and a top flange, 3, for supporting the rear end of said tongue, substantially as described. 0 5. In a slot-rail switch, the combination of the outer slot-rails, A C, the inner slot-rails, B D, the abutment I, supporting said inner rails and provided with base 1, top flange, 3, and ear 5, the tongue 9, journaled to said 5 abutment and having its rear end supported on the top flange of said abutment, and the lugs 14, secured to the outer slot-rails to form a support for the forward end of the tongue, substantially as described.

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(3. In a s1ot-rai1 switch, the combination of In testimony whereof Wehave hereunto set the outer rails, A G, the inner rails, B D, the 'our hands.

abutment I, supporting the inner rails, the FREDRIC C. \VEIR.

tongue 9, j ournaled to said abutment and pro- NATIIANIEL O. GOLDSMITH. 5 vided with T- iron 10 and eye 11,L11(1 the lugs \Vitnesses:

H, for supporting the forward end of the T. SIMMONS,

tmlgue, substantially as described. ROBERT ZAHNER. 

